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American Trucking Associations Wednesday launched ATA Business Solutions, a line of information products, business tools, services, training programs and conferences designed to address critical issues affecting trucking-related companies.

The Environmental Protection Agency said it waived some clean fuel requirements for 16 parishes in the Louisiana until next Monday, Sept. 8, due to Hurricane Gustav, which hit the state Monday.

IdleAire Inc., comprised of six investment management companies, said Monday it now owns essentially all of the bankrupt IdleAire Technologies Corp.’s assets with the official closing late Friday on their successful $17.5 million bid submitted earlier this year.

Forward Air Corp. said Monday its wholly owned subsidiary, Forward Air Solutions Inc., has entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets of Service Express, a privately held provider of pool distribution and related services headquartered in Spartanburg, S.C.

Wright Express Corp. said it completed its acquisition of Financial Automation Limited, a New Zealand-based international provider of fuel card processing software systems.

U.S. manufacturing fell slightly into contraction levels in August, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday.

Kenworth Truck Co. will make standard on its Class 5-8 trucks a synthetic axle lube that will boost fuel economy by 1%, the company said.

Construction spending fell 0.6% in July, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

Camera-based driver monitoring costs $400 to $1,000 per device, plus monthly monitoring fees of $20 to $40 per vehicle, according to vendor reports.

FedEx Express said Monday it has upgraded its next-business-day delivery service, FedEx International Priority, from Europe to major U.S. East Coast cities.